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Synonyms & Antonyms of deceptive
1
tending or having power to deceive
- in his deceptive answer about the vehicle's history, the salesman said that the used car had never been hit by another car
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Words Related to deceptive
- artful,
- crafty,
- cunning,
- devious,
- foxy,
- guileful,
- shady,
- shifty,
- slick,
- sly,
- sneaking,
- sneaky,
- subtile,
- subtle,
- trick,
- trickish,
- tricky,
- underhand,
- underhanded,
- wily
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2
given to or marked by cheating and deception
- a mail-order firm indicted for deceptive business practices
Synonyms for deceptive
- bent
- [chiefly British],
- crooked,
- dishonest,
- double-dealing,
- duplicitous,
- fast,
- fraudulent,
- guileful,
- rogue,
- shady,
- sharp,
- shifty,
- underhand,
- underhanded
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From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
Words of Deception and Trickery
Words of Deception and Trickery
Words to describe flimflammers, hucksters, and charlatans
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“Deceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceptive. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of deceptive was circa 1611
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